tow truck
noun
: a truck with winches and hoist mechanisms for freeing stuck vehicles and towing wrecked or disabled vehicles
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All northbound lanes of Interstate 35W are closed at Texas 170 in far north Fort Worth because of a crash involving a tow truck, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.
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Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2026
Responding troopers found the sedan blocking the middle lane of the interstate and a tow truck stopped on the left shoulder, the state agency said.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
This includes ambulances, police cars, fire trucks, tow trucks and utility or TxDOT vehicles.
—Hedija Spahalic, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Brooks struck a police car and a tow truck before fleeing the scene, investigators said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
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Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2026
Responding troopers found the sedan blocking the middle lane of the interstate and a tow truck stopped on the left shoulder, the state agency said.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
This includes ambulances, police cars, fire trucks, tow trucks and utility or TxDOT vehicles.
—Hedija Spahalic, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Brooks struck a police car and a tow truck before fleeing the scene, investigators said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Tow truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tow%20truck. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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